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Impact of the PMOs' Roles on Project Performance

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  • Ville Juhani Otra-Aho

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland)

  • Christian Arndt

    (Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Nürtingen, Germany)

  • Jukka-Pekka Bergman

    (LUT School of Business and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland)

  • Jukka Hallikas

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland)

  • Jouko Kaaja

    (Projektiyhdistys ry, Helsinki, Finland)

Abstract

Organizations increasingly often set up project management offices (PMOs) in order to overcome the challenges of increased complexity and importance of projects, and thereby create value, but evidence for value creation, such as improved project performance, has remained scarce. This paper uses a sample of Finnish firms in order to evaluate the impact of PMO roles and processes on project performance. Using factor analysis and regressions, the authors show that the PMO's coordinator and trainer processes have a positive association with project performance. However, a PMO in the role of a strategy manager has a negative impact on project performance.

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  • Ville Juhani Otra-Aho & Christian Arndt & Jukka-Pekka Bergman & Jukka Hallikas & Jouko Kaaja, 2018. "Impact of the PMOs' Roles on Project Performance," International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), IGI Global, vol. 9(4), pages 41-53, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitpm0:v:9:y:2018:i:4:p:41-53
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